Core and Periphery: A Comprehensive Approach to Middle Eastern Water (Water Resources Management Series) - Hardcover

Biswas, Asit K.; Kolars, John; Murakami, Masahiro; Waterbury, John; Wolf, Aaron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195640624 ISBN 13: 9780195640625

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Water is the most critical resource for the long-term sustainable development of the Middle East. Without an amicable agreement between the countries concerned to develop and use the scarce water resources on an equitable basis, no lasting peace is possible in the region. The water issue has concurrent political, technical, economic, and social dimensions. In order to examine these complex interrelationships and to propose some possible solutions, a Middle East Water Commission was established with leading international water experts as its members. This book is the final report of this Commission and is an outstanding example of how complex inter-country water issues can be analyzed. The book would be of direct interest to anyone interested in the management of international waters.

About this title

About the Author

Asit K. Biswas is a Professor at Universidad Autonoma de Mexico. John Kolars is a Professor Emeritus, Department of Near East Studies at the University of Michigan, Michigan.

Review

`The book will be of interest to anyone interested in the management of international waters.'
D+C 5/97

`'...an outstanding example of how complex inter-country water issues can be abalysed. It will be of keen interst to anyone interested in the management of international waters.''
The Middle East, August 1998, issue no.281.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0195640624
• ISBN 13: 9780195640625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 180